Activate Prior Knowledge

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SUGGESTIONS:
  • Whole Group Webbing of what they know about the topic. Use the document camera or large chart paper. Write a topic in the center of the paper, draw a circle around it, and chart what participants say about the topic using a web graphic organizer.
  • Webbing Activity (kinesthetic): Participants literally create a web with yarn. Download the document for directions.
  • Ask a question. Have participants write an individual response, share with a partner, then share with the group.
  • Degree of Agreement: Have some statements on the document camera that challenge participants' philosophies or feelings about the topic. Have them move to four corners based on their level of agreement: Strongly agree, agree, disagree, strongly disagree. Have them discuss with others why they chose the Degree of Agreement. Then ask them to share with the whole group.
  • Consensogram
  • Thinking Diagram The word document provides the directions. The Compare/Contrast template is what participants complete during the Thinking Diagram activity.